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Once More With Feeling
Right now, there are a fair number of decent shows on the summer schedule. Okay, three. Maybe four. Still, it’s enough, in theory, to tide me over for a bit. Plus, right now I should be packing, preparing for the big move in a week’s time. This, of course, explains why I decided it was [...]
Continue reading...Midnight and the Aliens of Good and Evil
Doctor Who, S04 E10: Midnight This week: the Doctor is under threat in one of the most chilling episodes yet. This episode was good. Really, really good. In fact, it was one of the best episodes of the revived Who ever. And pretty much all of it took place in one small space, with hardly any special [...]
Continue reading...Stuck in the Middleman
18. June 2008 Posted by Marcia
Every summer, I bemoan the loss of all my favorite shows, and every summer, the networks throw me a few bones to keep me entertained throughout the warm months. (Yes, I know that summer is supposed to be spent outside, enjoying margaritas on patios and long walks in the sunshine, but I live in the [...]
Continue reading...The Doctor Meets the Matrix [Doctor Who]
13. June 2008 Posted by Anna
Doctor Who, S04 E09: Forest of the Dead This week: The Doctor brings the dead back to life. Again. Also, he can open the Tardis just by clicking his fingers.
Continue reading...A Conversation at NBC
10. June 2008 Posted by Marcia
If you were lucky enough to sit in on the pitch meeting for NBC’s summer shows, in which the horror anthology Fear, Itself was greenlit, you likely would have heard something along the following lines: Executive 1: Right, it’s summer, so kids are staying up late to watch TV, right? We can’t very well expect them [...]
Continue reading...Checking Out in the Library [Doctor Who]
5. June 2008 Posted by Anna
Doctor Who, S04 E08: Silence in the Library This is the first episode by Steven Moffat since the announcement that he is to be the showrunner when Russell T Davies steps down at the end of this series, and if we didn’t already know how awesomely perfect he is for this job, then this stellar episode [...]
Continue reading...Finale Thoughts: Lost
4. June 2008 Posted by Marcia
Lost and I, we have a tempestuous relationship. I like the characters and the high-concept element of the plot but have little patience for the show’s occasional trips to Self-Indulgenceville (a banal land populated by 6th season Buffy and every celeb reality show ever produced). I don’t want to watch a show that’s going to [...]
Continue reading...Murder and the Vicar’s Rage [Doctor Who]
Doctor Who, S04 E07: The Unicorn and the Wasp This week: we get possibly the downright silliest episode of the new Who. And yet, despite herself, Anna is entertained.
Continue reading...Welcome to the Dollhouse
20. May 2008 Posted by Marcia
As this TV season winds down, networks are already gearing up for next season. Sadly, it turns out that Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse won’t be premiering till next January, but for those who simply can’t wait, here’s the first sneak peak of the new series.
Continue reading...First Sighting of Life on Mars (US)
19. May 2008 Posted by Marcia
We’ve finally got the first trailer for the US version of Life on Mars, and I think I can say, with an open mind and absolutely no bias, that it is going to suck mightily. Without even getting into the fact that one of the strengths of the original was its limited run of sixteen [...]
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25. June 2008 Posted by Marcia
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